Calendar Of Events Sports

The Yamaha Contender Miami Billfish Tournament kicks off the weekend with its annual Kick-off party, final registration and captain’s meeting and runs through April 6. The all-release, non-profit event hosts fisherman from all over the world, as well as local kids and families wanting to get in on the action. Miami Beach Marina, 300 Alton Rd., Miami Beach. Free daily dock parties, weigh-in games, raffles, food and drink specials. Basic entry fees start at $200. Details: (305) 598-2525 or www.miamibillfish.com.

Male and female swimmers at all levels are invited to compete or recreate at this heated pool. Every Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. at the Scott Rakow Youth Center, 2700 Sheridan Ave., Miami Beach. Details: (305) 673-7767.

YOGA BY THE SEA

"Yoga By the Sea" is exactly as it sounds, in which devoted students take their lotus positions amid a backdrop of Miami Beach and the Atlantic Ocean just as the sun is about to go down. Every Monday at 6 p.m. at the Church by the Sea, 501 96th St., Bal Harbour. Details: (305) 947-9117.

68th Annual Metropolitan South Florida Fishing Tournament is open to anyone who can catch fish on the flats, offshore, inshore or freshwater. MET tournament boundaries include the South Florida counties of Broward, Collier, Dade, Glades, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Monroe, Palm Beach, Okeechobee and St. Lucie. The Western Bahamas are also MET territory for angling entries by tourists. Tournament has 37 eligible species in nine different tackle divisions, which include two divisions especially for youngsters. Tournament runs through May 11. Details: (305) 233-5535 or visit: www.met-fish.org.